After a miserable 2-8 start, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to realize that the 2024-25 regular season had, in fact, started, and that they should in turn start trying. They did, going 12-3 over their next 15 contests and capturing the Emirates NBA Cup during the league's second annual in-season tournament.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is returning to action after missing one game with a sprained left foot. Antetokounmpo had been listed on Milwaukee’s injury report as questionable.